Accretion power in astrophysics.

Author
King, A. R. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
3rd ed. / Juhan Frank, Andrew King, Derek Raine.
Published/​Created
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Description
xiv, 384 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

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    Notes
    Frank's name appears first on the previous ed.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. [366]-379) and index.
    Contents
    • 1 Accretion as a Source of Energy 1
    • 1.2 The Eddington limit 2
    • 1.3 The emitted spectrum 5
    • 1.4 Accretion theory and observation 6
    • 2 Gas Dynamics 8
    • 2.2 The equations of gas dynamics 8
    • 2.3 Steady adiabatic flows; isothermal flows 11
    • 2.4 Sound waves 12
    • 2.5 Steady, spherically symmetric accretion 14
    • 3 Plasma Concepts 23
    • 3.2 Charge neutrality, plasma oscillations and the Debye length 23
    • 3.3 Collisions 26
    • 3.4 Thermal plasmas: relaxation time and mean free path 30
    • 3.5 The stopping of fast particles by a plasma 32
    • 3.6 Transport phenomena: viscosity 34
    • 3.7 The effect of strong magnetic fields 37
    • 3.8 Shock waves in plasmas 41
    • 4 Accretion in Binary Systems 48
    • 4.2 Interacting binary systems 48
    • 4.3 Roche lobe overflow 49
    • 4.4 Roche geometry and binary evolution 54
    • 4.5 Disc formation 58
    • 4.6 Viscous torques 63
    • 4.7 The magnitude of viscosity 69
    • 4.8 Beyond the [alpha]-prescription 71
    • 4.9 Accretion in close binaries: other possibilities 73
    • 5 Accretion Discs 80
    • 5.2 Radial disc structure 80
    • 5.3 Steady thin discs 84
    • 5.4 The local structure of thin discs 88
    • 5.5 The emitted spectrum 90
    • 5.6 The structure of steady [alpha]-discs (the 'standard model') 93
    • 5.7 Steady discs: confrontation with observation 98
    • 5.8 Time dependence and stability 110
    • 5.9 Dwarf novae 121
    • 5.10 Irradiated discs 129
    • 5.11 Tides, resonances and superhumps 139
    • 5.12 Discs around young stars 148
    • 5.13 Spiral shocks 150
    • 6 Accretion on to a Compact Object 152
    • 6.2 Boundary layers 152
    • 6.3 Accretion on to magnetized neutron stars and white dwarfs 158
    • 6.4 Accretion columns: the white dwarf case 174
    • 6.5 Accretion column structure for neutron stars 191
    • 6.6 X-ray bursters 202
    • 6.7 Black holes 207
    • 6.8 Accreting binary systems with compact components 209
    • 7 Active Galactic Nuclei 213
    • 7.1 Observations 213
    • 7.2 The distances of active galaxies 220
    • 7.3 The sizes of active galactic nuclei 223
    • 7.4 The mass of the central source 225
    • 7.5 Models of active galactic nuclei 228
    • 7.6 The gas supply 230
    • 7.7 Black holes 234
    • 7.8 Accretion efficiency 238
    • 8 Accretion Discs in Active Galactic Nuclei 244
    • 8.1 The nature of the problem 244
    • 8.2 Radio, millimetre and infrared emission 246
    • 8.3 Optical, UV and X-ray emission 247
    • 8.4 The broad and narrow, permitted and forbidden 250
    • 8.5 The narrow line region 252
    • 8.6 The broad line region 255
    • 8.7 The stability of AGN discs 265
    • 9 Accretion Power in Active Galactic Nuclei 267
    • 9.2 Extended radio sources 267
    • 9.3 Compact radio sources 272
    • 9.4 The nuclear continuum 278
    • 9.5 Applications to discs 281
    • 9.6 Magnetic fields 285
    • 9.7 Newtonian electrodynamic discs 287
    • 9.8 The Blandford
    • Znajek model 289
    • 9.9 Circuit analysis of black hole power 292
    • 10 Thick Discs 296
    • 10.2 Equilibrium figures 298
    • 10.3 The limiting luminosity 303
    • 10.4 Newtonian vorticity-free torus 306
    • 10.5 Thick accretion discs 309
    • 10.6 Dynamical stability 314
    • 10.7 Astrophysical implications 316
    • 11 Accretion Flows 319
    • 11.2 The equations 320
    • 11.3 Vertically integrated equations
    • slim discs 323
    • 11.4 A unified description of steady accretion flows 325
    • 11.5 Stability 331
    • 11.6 Optically thin ADAFs
    • similarity solutions 333
    • 11.7 Astrophysical applications 334
    • 11.8 Caveats and alternatives 337
    • Appendix Radiation processes 345.
    ISBN
    • 0521620538
    • 9780521620536
    • 0521629578 ((pb.))
    • 9780521629577 ((pb.))
    LCCN
    2001037846
    OCLC
    47240723
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